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The Irish Sun
6 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Cork hurlers catch strays during Jack O'Connor's triumphant RTE interview after Kerry outclass Donegal
EVEN on All-Ireland football final Sunday Cork hurling fans wound up still having a bit of salt rubbed into the wound by Jack O'Connor. Moments after 2 A proud O'Connor saw his men run out 1-26 to 0-19 winners Credit: RTE 2 The pre-match favourites only scored two points in the second half against Tipperary The 64-year-old branded it a "tough ole year" as he cited But the veteran boss noted that he sensed a good feeling off his players throughout the morning in the lead-up to today's 3:30pm throw-in. He also pinpointed David Clifford's walk-off two-pointer as a critical score that stretched their lead out to seven as the teams headed in for half-time. It was when recalling something he said during the interval that the inadvertent jibe at their neighbours' limp second half in the hurling decider came up. Read More On GAA O'Connor said bluntly: "I think that two-pointer was a massive score by David. That was a massive fill-up at half-time to put us up by seven. "Then we said to each other in the dressing room that what happened to Cork last weekend wasn't going to happen to us. "We were going to come out and play and try to win the second half. And we did win the second half by three points so overall two good halves." O'Connor's was the only eye-catching post-match interview either as a pumped-up Paudie Clifford called out their detractors. Most read in GAA Football The playmaker vented: 'We felt disrespected, to be honest. People were writing us off, saying we weren't the same since 2022. But we knew what we had in us. 'We hadn't really done the full 70 minutes in a while – not since the last time we won Sam. Henry Shefflin picks RTE Sunday Game Hurler of the Year but wants no blame for selection for best 15 picks "But today we did. We emptied the tank.' He also shut down talk that Kerry are a one-man team carried by younger brother. He added: 'Look, David is unbelievable, everyone knows that. "But we've 15 lads on that pitch and plenty more ready to go. This is a team – and always has been.' KINGDOM COME AGAIN The Kingdom produced a ruthless display at Croke Park to see off Donegal and claim their 39th All-Ireland football title. The Clifford brothers were outstanding, with captain Gavin White and Joe O'Connor also starring as Kerry dictated the tempo from the outset. Donegal battled bravely and got to within four points early in the second half, sparking hopes of a comeback. But Kerry responded like champions, pulling away again to seal a deserved victory. Jim McGuinness' men had their moments. However, they'll rue how their zonal defence was continually exploited by a savvy O'Connor game plan.
Extra.ie
11 hours ago
- Extra.ie
Second chance for Cork GAA as camogie team meet Galway in 2025 final
Cork will have another chance at All Ireland glory when the camogie team take on Galway in two week's time for the All Ireland Camogie final. The teams won their respective semi-finals which took place on Saturday in Kilkenny's Nowlan Park. Cork beat Waterford on a score of 1-21 to 1-11, while Galway overcame Tipperary with the final score 1-18 to 1-11. 2Cork will have another chance at All Ireland glory when the camogie team take on Galway in two week's time for the All Ireland Camogie final. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile Ailish O'Reilly was crowned player of the match for Galway and confirmed her teammates were eager to get back into the final following the 'heartbreak' of last year's defeat against Cork. 'We could obviously only take one day at a time,' she said, 'I think we believed in ourselves and kept all the noise outside of our group.' Cork player of the match, Saoirse McCarthy was delighted following the win, noting: 'These are the days you train for. Cork beat Waterford on a score of 1-21 to 1-11, while Galway overcame Tipperary with the final score 1-18 to 1-11. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile 'We have Galway now in two weeks time and we're going to prepare for that for the next two weeks. We're going to go at it.' The clash between Cork and Galway is a repeat of last year's All Ireland Senior Camogie final, with Cork hoping to make it three-in-a-row — a feat which hasn't been completed since Wexford in 2020 to 2012. Last year, the difference was all in one single goal with the finals core 1-16 to 16 points. The repeat clash between the two teams takes place in two weeks time on Sunday, August 10 at Croke Park. Meanwhile, Derry's camogie team were relegated to the All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship for 2026 following a defeat in the relegation play-offs against Wexford earlier in the month. The Oak Leaf County lost against the Model County in Louth on a huge score of 4-21 to nine points.
The Irish Sun
16 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Cork on the brink of All-Ireland senior camogie hat-trick as Orlaith Mullins goal seals semi-final win over Waterford
CORK are one win away from an All-Ireland senior camogie title hat-trick after slowly killing off Waterford at Nowlan Park. It was death by a thousand cuts for the Déise, with substitute Orlaith Mullins' injury-time haul of 1-2 adding gloss for the Rebels. Advertisement A ten-point loss may feel a little harsh on Mick Boland's side but they did need Brianna O'Regan to make two phenomenal saves after the restart from Katrina Mackey, whose three early second-half points sent the Leesiders on their way back to But the Déise did so much right and deserved to lead at half-time by 1-7 to 0-9. Niamh Rockett was a big threat to Ger Manley's The underdogs were passing well and won many of the physical battles. Vikki Falconer and Keely Corbett Barry were dominant in defence and Kate Lynch was effective as sweeper. Advertisement Read More on Camogie The goal came in the 15th minute. Mairéad O'Brien broke with ball on hurl to create a two-on-one before feeding Carton with the perfect pass to rattle Amy Lee's net. That opened up a four-point gap but Cork then began to work their patterns. Saoirse McCarthy proved a magnificent outlet on the left and lofted some lovely scores from play and frees before Sorcha McCartan tied it up. Abby Flynn's point gave business . Advertisement Most read in Sport Mackey, McCarthy and Emma Murphy all weighed in as a one-point deficit turned into a lead of five. Lorraine Bray stemmed the tide but a comeback still looked unlikely. And it was impossible once Mullins was introduced in the 57th minute. Orlaith Cahalane set the sub up to slot to the net and Cork march on. Palestine GAA players watch camogie match on laptop CORK : A Lee; P Mackey, L Coppinger, M Cahalane; A Healy, L Treacy, L Hayes 0-1; H Looney, A Thompson; E Murphy 0-2, S McCartan 0-2, S McCarthy 0-7, 4f; O Cahalane, K Mackey 0-4, A O'Connor 0-3, 2f, 1'45. Subs : C Healy for E Murphy 53mins; M Murphy for Thompson 57; O Mullins 1-2 for McCartan 57; A Fitzgerald for Hayes 60. WATERFORD : B O'Regan; A McNulty, K Corbett Barry, V Falconer; B Bowdren, R Walsh, O Hickey; L Bray 0-1, A Flynn 0-1; E O'Neill, B Carton 1-4, M O'Brien; A Fitzgerald, N Rockett 0-5, 3f, K Lynch. Subs : T Power for Bowdren 40mins; M Gostl for O'Brien 46; M Comerford for Flynn 55; N Ahearne for Fitzgerald 60. Advertisement REFEREE : G Donegan (Dublin). 1 Orlaith Mullins of Cork celebrates after scoring her side's first goal during the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Senior Championship semi-final against Waterford Credit: Ben McShane/Sportsfile
